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There is a illness, a virus, a pandemic that is attacking families, communities, and even churches. What is this illness? It is the illness of pornography. Porn wrecks relationships, marriages, families, and even harms the body of Christ. 47% of all Christians interviewed say that pornography is a major problem in their home.

There are many reasons to fear pornography. I'll only share one. Porn often starts as a secret sin. However over time, porn desensitizes the viewer. Therefore for the viewer to get the same thrill, as previously realized, the viewer must go into more extreme forms of pornography. However, this rarely satisfies for long. So the viewer must manifest their inner thoughts into outward behavior - attend strip clubs, frequent prostitutes, or take on multiple lovers. Now the sin is no longer secret and the harm is even more widespread.

Since this is a problem with such devastating results, I want to share with you some resources that you can begin to use.

http://xxxchurch.com/ is a unique site that has discussion boards, articles, videos, and other resources to help you with the porn illness. The xxxchurch ministry is far from traditional in how it approaches its work, especially its outreach into the sex industry, but for many it is helpful.

The American Family Association has a helpful section on pornography, www.afa.net/pornography/. The AFA site has many articles on internet porn, sexual addiction, and even how to confront a sexually-oriented business in your community.

There are many sites devoted to counseling for porn addiction. One is http://www.purelifeministries.org/index.cfm. At purelife you can download podcasts, subsribe to an E-newsletter, or take advantage of their counseling. They have counseling tracks for both men and women. If their stats are correct, 20% of all christian women struggle with pornography.

I hope this helps you confront the illness of porn. Later in the year Iwill revisit this problem in even greater detail.

-Mark

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